LIVE HERE ON THE EAST SIDE, HANK WINCHESTER, BACK TO YOU. Carmen: WELL, IMAGINE WALKING INTO YOUR BASEMENT AND SEEING THIS, SEWAGE WATER FILLING UP FAST AND DESTROYING YOUR BELONGINGS. Devin: AND THEY'RE DEMANDING THE CITY OF REDFORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WILL JONES HAS THE STORY. Will: THE CLEAN-UP CONTINUES IN THIS REDFORD TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. LOOK AT THIS TRASH. THIS IS AFTER LAST WEEK'S FLOODING AND THE NEIGHBORS ARE CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE TOWNSHIP. IT WAS QUICK, GRAB STUFF, TRYING TO SALVAGE WHAT I CAN. Will: A HEAVY DOWNPOUR LAST WEEK TURNED CANDY'S BASEMENT INTO A POOL OF SEWAGE. SHE TOOK THESE PICTURES OF THE BROWN SLUDGE ABOUT A FOOT DEEP. IT CAME MAINLY FROM MY TOILET, LOOKED LIKE OLD FAITHFUL. Will: THIS IS THE SECOND LOAD SHE'S PUT OUT ON THE CURB TO BE PICKED UP BY WASTE MANAGEMENT SINCE THE FLOODING. SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN THIS REDFORD TOWNSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD AND BACKED UP SEWERS, LEAVING DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH STORM WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS, LEAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. SHE WANTS THE TOWNSHIP TO FOOT THE BILL. I'VE CONTACTED A LAWYER TO DO A CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE I MEAN THERE'S AT LEAST 25-30 OF US THAT HAVE WATER BIG-TIME. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. Will: THE REDFORD TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR SAID THE SYSTEM IS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE 5 1/2 INCHES IN 90 MINUTES. I KNOW THEY CAN'T CONTROL MOTHER NATURE BURKS WHEN WE GET THE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS IN A 90-MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME, THERE HAS TO BE A PLACE FOR THE WATER TO GO, AND IT'S NOT OUR BASEMENTS. Will: IF YOU HAVE FLOODING IN YOUR BASEMENT, CONTACT THE

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Basement flooding last week in parts of Redford Township has some homeowners considering legal action against the township.

Candy McMahon's basement flooded quickly with a brownish sludge.

"It came mainly from my toilet. It looked like Old Faithful. It was just shooting up," McMahon said.

Several streets in Redford Township experienced flooding from heavy rains on July 15.

Candy McMahon said several neighbors on Marion Street had flooded basements, resulting in thousands of dollars in damage.

McMahon's insurance will not cover it, so she wants the township to pay.

"I've also contacted a lawyer to do a class action suit because, I mean. there's at least 25 or 30 of us on this street that have lost big time. I mean, I'm not the only one," McMahon said.

Township spokesmen say the township's sewer system was not designed to handle the 5 1/2 inches of rain that fell in 90 minutes time. Candy McMahon said that explanation is unacceptable.

"I know they can't control Mother Nature, but they've got to able to, when we get these torrential downpours in a 90 minute period of time, there's got to be a place for that water to go and it's not our basements," McMahon said.

Redford Township residents who have flooding in their basements can contact the township offices and file a claim.

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